133 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca McCORRISTER, Oswald WWI Private Oswald McCorrister served during World War I with the 16th Battalion and was killed overseas on February 15, 1918. No further information is known at this time. McCORRISTER, William Robert WWI Private McCorrister enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Selkirk, Manitoba on December 4, 1915 at the age of 25. He served with the 108th Battalion in France where he was wounded. Upon returning to Canada, he was discharged in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 30, 1919. McGREGOR, Donald Morris “Morris” WWII Morris was born in Kenton, Manitoba, on April 25, 1923. He grew on the family farm with one brother and one sister, before enlisting with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He was posted on the Atlantic coast in Halifax.When the war wound down, he returned to Kenton, bought his own farm through VLA, and married Helen Large from Makaroff, Manitoba. They had two sons and two daughters, all raised in Kenton. For his service, Morris received the following medals: Volunteer, War, and Defence, and 1939-45WWII star. Morris served the province of Manitoba for nearly 20 years as MLA for Virden constituency. He was instrumental for provincial support for many constituents, including the Kenton Dam Reservoir and water system in 1968. Following retirement in the early 80’s, Morris and Helen, herself retired from teaching school, moved to Brandon, Manitoba. Morris was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 118 Woodworth, Kenton, then Brandon, for nearly 60 years until he passed away in 2005. Helen, now 95 this year, still enjoys good health in Brandon.
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